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J A. MGG'EE.

SOFA BEDSTEAD.

Patented Aug. 23, 1881.

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J. A. McGEE.

SOFA BEDSTEAD.

No. 246,175. Patented Aug. 23,1881.

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NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JAMES A. MGGEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO EMILY OEOELI MOGEE, OF SAME PLACE.

SOFA-BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming" part of Letters Patent No. 246,175, dated August 23, 1881.

Application filed July 5, 1881, (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, JAMES ALEXANDER Mo- GEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sofa-Bedsteads; and I do hereby declare the following to he afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art. to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates tosofa-bedsteads 5 and the object of the invention is to economize space, cheapen the construction, and afford a convenient and compact receptacle for the bedding used to cover the extensible part of the sofa.

Heretofore this class of furniture has been constructed with an extension which could be turned outwardly in a horizontal plane with the sofa proper by means of hinges attaching it thereto, and the mattress was either made integral therewith or else was separate, and when not used on the sofa had to be stowed away in .a place other than the sofa. Receptacles for portions of the bedding have been made in the sofa proper. Further, drawers have been made in the sofa, beneath its upholstered seat, adapted to receive various articles; but so far as I am aware such drawers have not been constructed to contain the mattress and the other bedding wholly within them, so that when not in use such mattress and bedding could be completely inclosed within such drawers, pushed under the sofa, and thus hid from sight.

My invention consistsin applying to a sofabedstead a drawer of considerable depth and sufficient to contain within it the mattress and other bedding necessary to complete the bed when such drawer shall have been extended to make out the bed. This drawer is provided with a close cover, which fits down over its top so as to wholly inclose the bedding and protect it from dust, the said cover serving as a support for the mattress and bedding when the sofa is used as a bed.

The invention further consists in details of construction hereinafter specified and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,'in the several figures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure l is a perspective view of one of my improved sofa-bedsteads extended for use. tion thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modification with the drawer extended for use. Fig. at is a vertical cross-section with the drawer shoved under the sofa-seat to adapt the sofa for use as such.

A designates the sofa proper, which may be of any ordinary construction. In the prevailing Queen Anne style of furniture the base B of the sofa is quite deep and extends close to the floor, the sofa being usually supported solely by casters. Thisbase B is utilized, on account of its depth, to receive a drawer, G, which is adapted to slide in and out of said basein the usual manner of operating drawers; and I provide this drawer with a close or tight cover, D, fitting down over the top of the drawer and preferably hinged to the rear or inner edge thereof, so as to be capable of being lifted up to obtain access to the interior of the drawer. This drawer is of sufficientlength and depth to receive within it all of the bedding, including the mattress, and by means of its cover D such bedding is preserved from dust. The provision of this bedding-receiving drawer obviates the necessity of finding a place for the bedding, andin apartment-houses, where sofa-bedsteads are most in demand, this economy of space will be appreciated as a great desideratum.

As seen in Fig. 1, the mattress E covers the top of the drawer only, the upholstering on the sofa proper forming a mattress for that portion of the bed. This division of the mattress will be found convenient in that the mattress, which'is tobehandled, is correspondingly smaller and lighter.

The drawer C will be provided with casters F, and suitable handles may be attached for ease in working it. I provide for this drawer r Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical seca removable head-rest, G, which may or may not be upholstered. This head-rest is provided with legs H,which extend down through slots I in the cover D to the bottom of the drawer, where they abut against a cross-piece or stop, J, whereby the head-restis retained at the desired inclination. When notin use this headrest may be easily taken out of the slotted cover and placed within the drawer.

A longitudinal guard, K, may be permanently affixed to the drawer G, to keep the bedclothing on the drawer, as shown in Fig. l; but this guard maybe hinged or otherwise movably attached to the drawer, as indicated in Fig. 4, this last being the preferred construction. If hinged or removable, the guardpiece, when not in use, will be placed within the drawer. If such guard-piece is fixed it may be in the nature of a molding at the top of the drawer, forming, when the sofa is used as a sofa, a heading about the lower edge of the upholstered seat of the sofa.

In Fig. 3 the head-piece L is hinged to the hinged cover D, and is supported at the de sired inclination by a brace or standard, M. When not in use this hinged head-rest may be folded down over the cover D, and a space, N, being left between the cover and the bottom of the sofa-seat sufficiently large to receive this folded-down head-rest, the drawer may be pushed underneath the sofa-seat, as before. The use of the head-rest, while desirable, is not necessary.

What I claim is r 1. In a sofa-bedstead, the drawer O, continuous of its length, and adapted to he slid in and out beneath the sofa-seat, and provided with a close cover, D, fitting down tight over the drawer, whereby a closed receptacle is provided for all of the bedding employed, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the sofa proper, A, and its base B, with the drawer O, forming an extension thereof, and adapted to receive and inclose all the bedding when not in use, and a close cover, D, arranged above said drawer to make a tight drawer thereof, and also to serve as a support for the bedding when in use, substantially as shown and described.

In asofa-bedstead,the drawer 0, arranged to slide in and out beneath a sofa-seat, as shown, combined with a hinged cover, D, and an attachable head-rest, substantially as specified.

4. In a sofa-bedstead, the drawer 0, provided with the longitudinal guard hinged thereto and adapted to be folded within the drawer when not in use, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I afilx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES ALEXANDER MoGEE.

NVitnesses THERON L. GARMAN, CORNELIUS DOREMUS. 

